Taslima Nasrin believes that bigotry and fundamentalism have engulfed Bangladesh. She adds, "Today, many young girls wear burqas and hijabs. It was not like that back when I was in school.

KOLKATTA — Controversial exiled Bangladeshi feminist author Taslima Nasrin, who moved to India in 2004 and announced later that it was the country where she had her “second home,” has been ...

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, under protection in India, has agreed to remove from her book some lines considered anti-Islam by some Muslim groups. Top News // 1 decade ago.

Nasrin fled Bangladesh in 1994 after death threats by Islamic fundamentalists for her views on Islam. Although she took shelter in Kolkata in 2004, she had to leave after protests in 2007.

Secondly, if Taslima Nasrin knew a little about Prophet Mohammad’s personal life, she would know that Prophet Mohammad couldn’t be in any definitive comfort when the only thing he had when he died was ...

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin said she doesn't find relocating to Kolkata from Delhi a feasible option at this point, adding that "I don't want to get kicked around anymore".

Taslima Nasrin, in her social media post, claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government prohibited the staging of 'Lajja', citing potential "communal riots".

Taslima Nasrin, the Bangladeshi author whose sexually frank memoir of the literary life has ignited controversy, litigation and bitter condemnations from conservative clerics and former friends ...

Taslima Nasreen accused the attackers of being Pakistan supporters who want to turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state. She stated that these are the same people “who never wanted an independent ...

PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Collective Publishers announced today it will publish international human rights activist and writer Taslima Nasrin. In this powerful selection ...

An adaptation of Lajja was staged at Delhi’s Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium in Delhi on 17 November. It showed how Nasrin’s 1993 novel—still banned in Bangladesh—is still relevant today.

KOLKATA, Aug. 17: Ms Taslima Nasreen’s worries are far from over. Barely two kilometres from Writers’ Buildings, Muslim religious leaders from the city and Hyderabad today issued an ultimatum ...